Grace Napolitano

Graciela Flores "Grace" Napolitano (4 December 1936-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-CA 34) from 3 January 1999 to 3 January 2003 (succeeding Esteban Torres and preceding Lucille Roybal-Allard), from CA 38 from 3 January 2003 to 3 January 2013 (succeeding Steve Horn and preceding Linda Sanchez), and from CA 32 from 3 January 2013 (succeeding Judy Chu.

Biography
Graciela Flores was born in Brownsville, Texas in 1936 to a family of Mexican descent, and she was elected to the Norwalk City Council in 1986; in 1989, she was elected Mayor. Flores spent 21 years with the Ford Motor Company, and she retired in 1992, when she was elected to the California State Assembly. In 1999, she was elected to the US House of Representatives in California.